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A man from Easter island (Rapa Nui), with elongated ears, encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1777, after W. Hodges.

A woman inhabitant of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Engraving by J. Caldwall, 1777 after W. Hodges, 1775.

Monuments on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1777, after W. Hodges.

Somatología de la Isla de Pascua / por Marcelo Bórmida.

Sobre amuletos de los Pascuenses / Marcelo Bórmida.

Aku-aku : the secret of Easter Island / [Thor Heyerdahl].

'Dance paddle' : Easter Island (Rapa Nui), early-to-mid-19th century : wood (possibly toromiro wood, Mimosa sp.) : On loan from Horniman Museum and Gardens, London.

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Somatología de la Isla de Pascua / por Marcelo Bórmida.

Sobre amuletos de los Pascuenses / Marcelo Bórmida.

Aku-aku : the secret of Easter Island / [Thor Heyerdahl].

A man from Easter island (Rapa Nui), with elongated ears, encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1777, after W. Hodges.

'Dance paddle' : Easter Island (Rapa Nui), early-to-mid-19th century : wood (possibly toromiro wood, Mimosa sp.) : On loan from Horniman Museum and Gardens, London.